Match Report
Samaraa, 20th on 12 points, faced a 52-point deficit to Naft Al-Wasat (4th, 64). The last five rounds placed Naft Al-Wasat no better than 18th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Samaraa were scoring 0.54 and conceding 1.89, Naft Al-Wasat 1.32 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Samaraa entered with six losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Samaraa held 0 points of 15 and Naft Al-Wasat 8.
Samaraa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Samaraa: Hussain Ali (12'), Abdullah Thamir (72') · Naft Al-Wasat: Abdullah Abd Al Amir (20'), Sajad Jassem (83')